The Madras High Court has allowed Kemin Industries’ patent on an enzyme-based animal feed method, overturning the Controller’s Section 3(i) refusal. The Court ruled that the method involves feed supplementation rather than treatment, confirming novelty and inventive step in the process.
Read more about Patent for Enzyme-Based Animal Feed Supplementation Cleared of Section 3(i) RefusalTag: Madras High Court Ruling
Subsequent User’s ‘Suguna’ Trademark for Grinders Rectified Despite Proof of Use from 2001
The Madras High Court ruled in favor of petitioners V. Lakshminarayanasamy and Suguna Lakshminarayanasamy in the “SUGUNA” trademark case, ordering the rectification of the respondent’s mark registration due to its deceptive similarity and potential for consumer confusion. The court emphasized the petitioners’ established prior use and rejected the respondent’s defense of concurrent usage.
Read more about Subsequent User’s ‘Suguna’ Trademark for Grinders Rectified Despite Proof of Use from 2001